Michigan’s Claire Kieffer-Wright, Purdue’s Ashley Evans, Penn State’s Haleigh Washington and Wisconsin’s Dana Rettke earn weekly honors
Player of the Week
Haleigh Washington, Penn State
MB – Sr. – Colorado Spring, Co. – Doherty
Averaged 3.5 kills and 1.5 blocks per set with a .556 hitting percentage to help No. 3 Penn State defeat Illinois and Northwestern in straight sets
Led the team against Illinois with 11 kills, four blocks and two aces on a hitting clip of .647
Added 10 kills, five blocks and three digs to hit .474 against Northwestern
Earns her seventh career Player of the Week award
Last Penn State Player of the Week: Ali Frantti (Sept. 11, 2017)
Defensive Player of the Week
Claire Kieffer-Wright, Michigan
MB – Sr. – South Pasadena, Calif. – South Pasadena
Averaged 2.0 blocks and 3.5 kills per set to pace Michigan to back-to-back victories against Maryland and Ohio State
Recorded a career-best nine blocks and added 13 kills against the Buckeyes
Led the Wolverines in blocks (16) and kills (28) at a .440 attack average for the weekend
Collects her first career Defensive Player of the Week accolade
Last Michigan Defensive Player of the Week: Jenna Lerg (Nov. 28, 2016)
Setter of the Week
Ashley Evans, Purdue
S – Sr. – Liberty Township, Ohio – Lakota East
Averaged 12.0 set assists per set with a .444 hitting percentage in guiding No. 19 Purdue to a pair of straight-set wins over Indiana
Registered 72 set assists, 11 digs, five kills and three blocks across two matches
Has guided the Boilermakers to the second-best hitting percentage in the nation (.351) and the Big Ten’s best kills per set average (14.64) this season
The Academic All-Big Ten honoree receives her first career Setter of the Week citation
Last Purdue Setter of the Week: Val Nichol (Sept. 1, 2014)
Freshman of the Week
Dana Rettke, Wisconsin
MB – Fr. – Riverside, Ill. – Riverside-Brookfield
Averaged 2.9 kills and 1.3 blocks per set with a .396 hitting percentage as No. 7 Wisconsin went 1-1 in Big Ten action on the weekend
Led the Badgers with 12 kills and four blocks at Iowa, hitting an error free .600
Registered 11 kills, six blocks and an ace against No. 8 Nebraska
Garners her fourth Freshman of the Week honor
Last Wisconsin Freshman of the Week: Dana Rettke (Sept. 25, 2017)
